Well Protected
Oh my. What a well made, well designed, easy to setup, quality tent. While I doubt I'll ever challenge it in a true 'expedition' environment, just setting it up leads me to believe it would do very well. All of the attachment points, design, build, and it shape should withstand the elements. This is my second Mtn Hardware Tent. My other tent is the "Room with a View" used primarily for loaded bike touring where it is setup and broken down nightly. The Trango, however, was purchased as a week-long campsite tent, where I want to keep gear with me in the tent and "live" in the same location for multi-days/nights. With dual-entry screens and flaps that cover the screens on the outside, you get full privacy without putting on the rain cover. (Many of the other tents have so many screens there is no privacy unless your willing to sleep with full storm screen protection.) There is also a 'ceiling flap' which can be opened to out-vent humidity, fully control-able from within the tent! I also like how roomy the inside is at both ends. Many tents measure the 'peak' height at the center, and that height only exists at the very apex in the center! With the design of the Trango, however, you get about 4 feet of similar height. Lots of headroom, even with a gear loft added. I'll be taking the Trango with me on a B.O.B bike trailer on a multi-day tour from Dane to Trempealeau County, spending a week at a Tremp campsite. Will update the review again upon completion. While bigger and heavier (to haul) for bike touring, the extra room and durability may be worth the weight. Finally, while expensive, I expect that this will last a looooong time!

Perfect - just what I wanted.
I needed an expedition level two person tent, for winter use in the Rockies and in New England. Very high winds (potentially up to 100 mph) and really cold - think Mt. Washington and the Presidentials in the Whites in February. I have set-up the tent in primo conditions in the backyard, and it is simple enough - high wind will make this a 2-person set-up, but that is OK. It sure looks bomb-proof. I got the 3-person model because I am often out with my son who is 6'6" and I am 6'1", and we like to be able to get some of our essential gear in with us (boots, summit packs, food if it is extraordinarily cold). I really like the supported vestibule for that reason too. The extra 1.25 lbs (as I recall) for the 3-person vs. the 2-person is the price we pay. We will split the tent up for packing-in anyway. The 3-person also gives me a bit more interior height, and I really like being able to sit-up fully in order to change clothes, but that was not a deciding factor. It is sure roomy enough. Plenty of interior pockets, which I like, but no attic. Cost was a factor too, as always. I got this from Altec with a 25% discount, and that helped, still a significant purchase, but then it is a "significant" piece of gear, one which needs to be tops when your life is on the line in bad weather. As for Altec, as usual, no problem: good price and fast service. Once I have had this out in the field in winter, I'll give a follow-up review."

Great Tent
I took this tent on a 3 day 3 night trip on the Devil's Path in the Catskill Mountains. This tent was everything I expected from Mountain Hardware. I did take 1 star off due to the guy lines. The guy lines attach to the vestibule but unfortunately are a huge pain to try and store/carry. In light winds, you don't need the guy lines but I think that in heavier winds you will without a doubt want them. Other thoughts: I called Mountain Hardware after I received the tent because I wanted to know if they recommended stuffing the tent or folding the tent. They told me that either is fine and doesn't really make a difference. M.H. did however tell me that you shouldn't store the poles extended as the manual says. They told me that if there is any salt (or anything else corrosive) in the air the poles might corrode together leaving you with 4 15' poles...